"Mies vanHout's Happy is a tour de force of underwater awesomeness andemotion, showcasing what an artist can do with a few pastels, black paper andsomething fundamental to express."--New York Times Book Review Who could have guessed that dazzlingly colored fish swimmingin an ink-black sea would help hundreds of thousands of people around the worldlearn to recognize and name their emotions? In 2012, Mies van Hout's Happyswept the scene as both a stunning art piece and a social-emotionallearning book like no other. On each of its spreads swims a single fish, eachscale and fin suffused with an emotion that the facing page names in similarlyexpressive letters: curious, shocked, loving, content... Now, in this stunning edition of Happy, van Hout's luminous fish swim across extra-heavy pages that will endure throughcountless readings. A gorgeo9us dust jacket reverses to a playful poster for home, classroom, or office. Readers of all ages can benefit from expanding theiremotional vocabulary. Use Happy during a story time fullof energetic face-making, or emote with your whole bodies for a drama exercise.Share it one-on-one to help someone name what they're feeling, or inspirebudding artists to see what they can do with chalk pastels and black paper. Orsimply page through the art and lose yourself in Mies van Hout's ocean ofextraordinary fish. Whatever makes you...happy. "It's a delightful amuse-bouche of a book, andan aquatic introduction to everyday emotions. Ages 2- up!"--Publishers Weekly★ Starred Review